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Imagine how it would feel if a Muslim was killed because of hate crime. Iesha from Central Austin had some strong words for the killer and how people try to justifiy a killer. She called to Austin's Morning News and gave a one minute message that you must hear. CHAPEL HILL, N.C...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama singled out office supply company Staples Inc as undercutting his healthcare reform law and said large corporations should not use the health insurance issue as an excuse for cutting wages, the news website BuzzFeed reported. "...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Department of Transportation leaders were in the hot seat Wednesday during the state’s Senate Transportation Committee, which had a hearing on an issue KXAN News has been following for you for months : frustrations over TxTag’s billing system. Lawmakers...

HOUSTON - From shoving matches to all out brawls, fights happen on almost every school campus. Channel 2 Investigates looked at instances of fighting at every school in Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery, Brazoria and Galveston counties during the 2013-14 school year. Schools are...

(via Austin American Statesman) Two state lawmakers, including one from Austin, want to alleviate traffic congestion on Texas highways by allowing motorcyclists to zip in between lanes of traffic. State Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, and state Rep. Sergio Muñoz Jr., D-Palmview,...

President Barack Obama will submit a proposal to Congress on Wednesday seeking a new, three-year Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) against the Islamic State that allows for the limited use of ground troops, according to Reuters. All of the details of the AUMF are...

Council Member Don Zimmerman spoke to KLBJ and Austin's Morning News about this new app: The City of Austin could soon take a high-tech turn in its fight to releive congestion around town. This week the Austin City Council will look at spending roughly $250,000 to add 32 sensors...

Two brothers chased down suspects who stole their pickup truck from their driveway in the Fallbrook subdivision early Sunday, killing the man driving the truck and triggering an investigation into whether they took the law into their own hands. Neither the names of the brothers...

A Texas lawmaker says it's time to protect teachers who stand up to unruly students, but he's filed a bill that would authorize deadly force. "One of the concerns they have is the lack of discipline in their classroom," said state Rep. Dan Flynn (R-Canton), who believes teachers...